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Viral Fever Symptoms and Remedies

Viral fever symptoms are so common that we neglect them at their onset. Know how to identify these viral fever symptoms to cure them fast!

What is Viral Fever?

Viral Fever Symptoms

Simply stated, viral fever is any fever caused by one of the many viral infections or the infections caused by virus. Most of these infections can be identified by the accompanying symptoms and signs. The viral fever symptoms can be generalized but they may target a specific organ of the body.

Viral Fever Symptoms Viral fever symptoms are many but most of them are so common medical conditions like fatigue, cough, sore throat etc. that we tend to neglect them at the initial stages. Whenever a virus enters human body, it takes its incubation period to multiply itself to such number that causes infection. When the body is infected by the virus, the following symptoms may be felt that can establish it to be a viral fever. If you experience one or multiple medical conditions below, do not avoid them as they can be symptoms of viral fever.

Fatigue

Body as well as muscle aches

Low or high fever

Inflammation of the pharynx

Running nose

Nasal congestion

Sore throat

Headache

Redness and burning sensation in
eyes

Cough

Muscle and joint pains

Skin rashes

Diarrhea

It is not essential that everyone
suffering from viral fever will feel all the symptoms. Many viral
fevers that are caused by insects like arbovirus can also show
bleeding tendency as one of its symptoms. Bleeding from skin and/or
other internal organs and can prove fatal if timely treatment is not
provided to the patient.

Viral Fever Remedies

If we are able to recognize the viral fever symptoms early, we can always treat it with simple home remedies without taking help of medicines. When talking about medicines, antibiotics are the most common
treatment for viral fevers. However, if diagnosed earlier within safe time, one can always opt for viral fever remedies that had been
there for years now as this fever- most of the times- require only
symptomatic treatment. Some of the viral fever remedies are mentioned
here.

Consume good amount of fluids but not
milk. However, if having diarrhea avoid taking fruit juices, salad or
raw food.

Have raw garlic sand onions. You can
also use them in cooking, best would be to make soup having lots of
garlic and onion.

Soak Large Sultanas or Currants
(munakkas) overnight and have it in the morning.

Mix honey, fresh lemon juice and ginger
juice and have it at least twice or thrice a day.

Make a concoction by mixing juice of
basil leaves (tulsi) ginger juice and honey and have it for treating
the symptoms of fever, cough and cold.

Gargle with lukewarm water after adding
a little salt in it to get relief from sore throat caused by viral
fever.